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NAC 284.010 Definitions. (NRS 284.065) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 284.021 to 284.1125, inclusive, and sections 2 and 3 of LCB File No. R088-17, and sections 2 and 3 of LCB File No. R037-17 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

(Supplied in codification; A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; 4-19-88; 8-1-91; 7-6-92; 3-23-94; 10-27-97; R031-98, 4-17-98; R043-99, 9-27-99; R197-99, 1-26-2000; R058-01, 9-6-2001; R147-01, 1-22-2002; A by Personnel Comm'n by R038-03, 10-30-2003; R142-05, 12-29-2005; R147-06, 12-7-2006; R137-12, 10-23-2013)

NAC 284.021 "Administrator" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 1, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)-(Substituted in revision for NAC 284.056)

NAC 284.022 "Appointing authority" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Appointing authority" means an official, board or commission having the legal authority to make appointments to positions in the state service, or a person to whom the authority has been delegated by the official, board or commission.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 3, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)

NAC 284.023 "Appointment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Appointment" means the acceptance by an applicant of an offer of employment by an appointing authority and their mutual agreement as to a date of hire.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.025 "Base rate of pay" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Base rate of pay" means the dollar value of an employee's grade and step.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.026 "Break in service" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Break in service" means any separation from state service except for those separations listed in NAC 284.598.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 4, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.027 "Budget Division" defined. "Budget Division" means the Budget Division of the Department of Administration.

(Supplied in codification)

NAC 284.028 "Center for assessment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Center for assessment" means a method of examination based upon an assessment and rating process which uses a series of oral, written and performance exercises.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 11-12-93)

NAC 284.030 "Class" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Class" means a group of positions sufficiently similar with respect to their duties and responsibilities that the same title may be reasonably and fairly used to designate each position allocated to the class, substantially the same tests of fitness may be used, substantially the same minimum qualifications may be required and the same schedule of compensation may be applied with equity.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 5, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.034 "Class series" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Class series" means the normal line of progression from training, entry or preparatory levels to supervisory or administrative levels within a job specialty so that the minimum qualifications, tests of fitness and the duties and responsibilities of each class are similar but different in level.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 6, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.036 "Class specification" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Class specification" means a written description of a class, consisting of a title, a definition, examples of duties, and the minimum qualifications which are required.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 7, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.038 "Classification" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Classification" means the systematic process of analytically grouping and allocating positions to classes based on the similarity of actual duties and responsibilities.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 8, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.042 "Classification plan" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Classification plan" means a listing of all the classes which have been established, the class specifications, and the

grade to which each is assigned.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 9, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)

NRS 284.150 Classified service: Composition; limitations on appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion or discharge; discrimination prohibited.

NAC 284.050 "Commission" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Commission" means the Personnel Commission.

(Supplied in codification; A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)

NAC 284.051 "Committee" defined. "Committee" means the Employee-Management Committee.

(Supplied in codification)

NEW “Complaint” defined. As used in NAC 284.662 to 284.697, and NAC 284.589, a “complaint” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 113, chapter 281, Statutes of Nevada 2017.

NAC 284.0525 "Continuous service" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Continuous service" means service which is not broken by a separation except for those separations listed in NAC 284.598.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.053 "Date of hire" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Date of hire" means the date an employee begins or, after a break in service, resumes his or her paid employment with the State.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.0533 "Dating relationship" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Dating relationship" means an intimate association primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional or sexual involvement. The term does not include a casual relationship or an ordinary association between persons in a business or social context.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R058-01, eff. 9-6-2001; A by Personnel Comm'n by R183-03, 1-27-2004)

NAC 284.0535 "Day" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Day" means a calendar day.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.054 "Demotion" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Demotion" means any movement of an employee to a class having a lower grade than the class previously held.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 11, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26- 84)

NAC 284.055 "Department" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Department" means:

1. An agency in the Executive Branch of State Government which is designated as a department by statute;

2. The Nevada System of Higher Education; and

3. Any state board or commission which employs classified workers.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.057 "Division of Human Resource Management" defined. "Division of Human Resource Management" means the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration.

(Supplied in codification)

NEW "Domestic partner" defined. “Domestic partner” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 122A.030, as amended by section 1 of chapter 72, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 288.

NEW "Domestic violence" defined. “Domestic violence” means an act described in NRS 33.018.

NAC 284.058 "Eligible person" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Eligible person" means any person who applies, is eligible, competes and successfully passes all phases of an examination and is placed on an appropriate eligible list.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 12, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.062 "Employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Employee" means a person legally holding a position in the public service as defined in NRS 284.015.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 13, eff. 8-11-73]

NAC 284.063 "Entry level" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Entry level" means a class in which supervision is not a required duty or responsibility of the positions allocated to the class. The term includes any trainee level and the journey level.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by Personnel Comm'n by R024-05, 10-31-2005)

NRS 284.148 Unclassified and classified service: Persons exempt pursuant to federal Fair Labor Standards Act; determination of exempt positions by Division.

NAC 284.0637 "Exempt classified employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Exempt classified employee" means an employee in the classified service described in subsection 2 of NRS 284.148.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 3-23-94; A by R147-01, 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0638 "Exempt unclassified employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Exempt unclassified employee" means an employee in the unclassified service described in subsection 1 of NRS 284.148.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 3-23-94; A by R147-01, 1-22-2002)

NEW "Family or household member" defined. “Family or household member” defined. “Family or household member” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 4 of Senate Bill No. 361, chapter 496, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3178.

NAC 284.0639 "Full-time employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Full-time employee" means an employee whose work schedule is 100 percent of the full-time equivalent established for the employee's pay class designation.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.064 "Full-time employment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Full-time employment" means a work schedule that is 100 percent of the full-time equivalent established for the pay class designation.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 9-13-91; R147-01, 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.065 "Full-time equivalency" and "full-time equivalent" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Full-time equivalency" or "full-time equivalent" means:

1. For a nonexempt employee, the number of hours authorized by the Division of Human Resource Management for the nonexempt employee's position, divided by the number of base hours established for the position's pay class designation.

2. For an exempt classified employee or an exempt unclassified employee, the number of days authorized by the Division of Human Resource Management for the employee's position, divided by the number of base days established for the position's pay class designation.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0655 "Genetic information" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Genetic information" means information:

1. That is obtained from genetic testing of a person;

2. That is obtained from genetic tests of a family member of a person; or

3. Relating to the manifestation of a disease or disorder in a family member of a person.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R055-10, eff. 6-30-2010)

NAC 284.066 "Grade" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Grade" means the number assigned by the Division of Human Resource Management to identify the range of pay for a class.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 15, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; R147-01, 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0663 "Holiday" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Holiday" means a day that is designated to be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236.015.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0665 "Individual classification study" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Individual classification study" means a classification study initiated by an employee of this State, an agency of this State or the Division of Human Resource Management which is based upon a new position or a significant change that has occurred in an existing position.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-27-97)

NAC 284.067 "Innovative workweek" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Innovative workweek" means a work schedule that differs from a standard or nonstandard workweek.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.068 "Insurer" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Insurer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 616A.270.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R197-99, eff. 1-26-2000)

NAC 284.069 "Journey level" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Journey level" means the level of performance within an occupational specialty that requires a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by Personnel Comm'n by R024-05, 10-31-2005)

NAC 284.070 "Nonclassified employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Nonclassified employee" means an employee in the office of the Governor or the Judicial or Legislative Branch of State Government.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 17, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel by R098-99, 9-27-99)

NAC 284.071 "Nonexempt employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Nonexempt employee" means an employee who is not subject to the provisions of NRS 284.148.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.072 "Nonstandard workweek" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Nonstandard workweek" means a work schedule of five shifts with the same number of hours each day and a maximum of 40 hours per week throughout the year. The work schedule is other than Monday through Friday.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.0725 "Normal rate of pay" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Normal rate of pay" means the dollar value of an employee's base rate of pay plus any adjustment that has been made pursuant to the provisions of NAC 284.206.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.073 "Occupational study" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Occupational study" means a classification study of a group of positions or related classes and class series, or any combination thereof, which is initiated by the Division of Human Resource Management and subsequently approved by the Commission.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-27-97; A by Personnel Comm'n by R038-03, 10-30-2003)

NAC 284.0735 "Organizational climate study" defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.155) "Organizational climate study" means an independent study conducted by the Division of Human Resource Management to assess and evaluate the culture, effectiveness of management, employee morale and internal communication of an organization through a variety of methods, including, without limitation:

1. Surveys;

2. Interviews, including, without limitation, exit interviews;

3. Review of policies, procedures and internal communications;

4. Review of issues related to recruitment;

5. Review of data relating to employees, including, without limitation, statistics relating to turnover;

6. Review of grievances or complaints filed by employees; and

7. Review of complaints described in NAC 284.658 which are filed by employees.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R137-12, eff. 10-23-2013)

NAC 284.0742 "Paid status" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Paid status" means the time that an employee is:

1. Working;

2. On leave with pay, except catastrophic leave; or

3. On a leave of absence due to a fiscal emergency declared pursuant to NAC 284.580.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0745 "Part-time employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Part-time employee" means an employee whose work schedule is less than 100 percent of the full-time equivalent established for the employee's pay class designation.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0746 "Part-time employment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Part-time employment" means a work schedule that is less than 100 percent of the full-time equivalent established for an employee's pay class designation.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0748 "Pay class designation" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Pay class designation" means the designation set by the Division of Human Resource Management for a group of employees whose pay is calculated in a similar manner, including, without limitation, the maximum number of full-time equivalent hours in a biweekly or semimonthly pay period, the method of reporting hours worked and whether pay is calculated on the basis of hours worked or an annual salary.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.075 "Pay progression date" defined. (NRS 284.065) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, "pay progression date" means the date on which an employee completes 1 year of employment equivalent to full-time service following the appointment to his or her current grade.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R043-99, eff. 9-27-99)

NAC 284.076 "Permanent employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Permanent employee" means an employee who has successfully completed the probationary period for any class he or she has held during continuous classified service. The term does not include a person who:

1. Is reemployed after having been laid off and is serving a new probationary period as required by subsection 8 of NAC 284.630; or

2. Is reemployed pursuant to NAC 284.6014 after having sustained a permanent disability and is serving a new probationary period as required by subsection 2 of NAC 284.6018.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 8-1-91; A 3-1-96; A by Personnel Comm'n by R183-03, 1-27-2004; R143-05, 12-29-2005)

NAC 284.078 "Permanent status" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Permanent status" means the standing an employee achieves in a class when:

1. He or she has successfully completed the probationary period for the class; or

2. His or her appointment does not require a new probationary period and he or she does not hold another type of status of appointment for the class.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 20, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)

NAC 284.086 "Position" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Position" means a group of duties and responsibilities that have been assigned to a single job.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 21, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84)

NAC 284.087 "Positive reporting employee" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Positive reporting employee" means an employee who is required to record on a time sheet all hours that he or she is in paid status.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0875 "Premises of the workplace" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Premises of the workplace" means any building, office, vehicle or location, or any part thereof, specifically intended to serve as a place where work is performed by an employee during the course of a workday, including, without limitation, irregular shifts, or any other building, office, vehicle or location at or in which an employee is authorized to perform work by the agency with which he or she is employed. The term includes parking lots, garages or vehicle depots that are owned or leased by the State. The term does not include a location that constitutes an employee's usual and customary living quarters, except when the living quarters are also used to care for children pursuant to a state program or as otherwise authorized by the State.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R147-06, eff. 12-07-2006)

NAC 284.088 "Promotion" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Promotion" means an advancement to a position in a class which has a higher grade than the class previously held. (Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by Personnel Comm'n by R183-03, 1-27-2004; R102-15, 1-1-2016)

NAC 284.0915 "Rating of performance" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Rating of performance" means the overall rating of an employee's performance efficiency, character and conduct which is included in the report on performance of an employee.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R031-98, eff. 4-17-98)

NAC 284.092 "Reallocation" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Reallocation" means the assignment of a class to a higher grade or a lower grade.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.093 "Reappointment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Reappointment" means a noncompetitive appointment of a current employee to a class he or she formerly held or to a comparable class.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-1-91; A by Personnel Comm'n by R183-03, 1-27-2004)

NEW “Reassignment” defined. “Reassignment” or “reassign” means a noncompetitive placement of an employee as a reasonable accommodation to a position within the same grade or, if a position in the same grade is not available, to a position in a class with a lower grade for which the employee meets the minimum qualifications and is able to perform the essential functions.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm’n by R097-16, eff. 11-2-2016)

NAC 284.094 "Reclassification" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Reclassification" means a reassignment or change in the allocation of a position by:

1. Raising it to a class with a higher grade;

2. Reducing it to a class with a lower grade; or

3. Moving it to another class at the same grade on the basis of significant changes in kind, difficulty or responsibility of the work performed.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 23, eff. 8-11-73; renumbered as subsec. 24, 4-14-76]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; R097-16, 11-2-2016)

NAC 284.095 "Reemployment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Reemployment" means a noncompetitive appointment of a current or former employee to a class for which he or she has reemployment rights, as provided in this chapter, because of military service, layoff, a permanent disability arising from a work-related injury or occupational disease, seasonal separation, reallocation or reclassification of his or her position to a lower grade.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 3-1-96; A by Personnel Comm'n by R142-05, 12-29-2005)

NAC 284.0955 "Rehire" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Rehire" means any appointment to the classified service following a separation from the classified service.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 4-19-88)

NAC 284.096 "Reinstatement" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Reinstatement" means a noncompetitive appointment of a former permanent employee to a class he or she formerly held or to a comparable class.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-1-91)

NAC 284.097 "Reviewing officer" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Reviewing officer" means:

1. The supervisor of the person who prepared a report on performance of an employee; or

2. Such other person designated by the appointing authority,

Ê who reviews the report on performance upon the request of the employee pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 9 of NAC 284.470.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R038-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R144-05, 12-29-2005; R056-10, 10-26-2011; R041-15, 12-21-2015)

NAC 284.0975 "Risk Management Division" defined. "Risk Management Division" means the Risk Management Division of the Department of Administration.

(Supplied in codification)

NAC 284.099 "Sexual conduct" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Sexual conduct" means:

1. Ordinary sexual intercourse;

2. Anal intercourse;

3. Fellatio, cunnilingus or other oral-genital contact;

4. Physical contact by a person with the genitals or pubic area of another person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either person;

5. Penetration, however slight, by a person of an object into the genital or anal opening of the body of another person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either person; or

6. Masturbation or the lewd exhibition of genitals.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R147-06, eff. 12-7-2006)

NAC 284.0995 "Sexual harassment" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other speech or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

1. Submission to such speech or conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person's employment;

2. Submission to or the rejection of such speech or conduct by a person is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting that person; or

3. Such speech or conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a person's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R147-06, eff. 12-7-2006)

NEW "Spouse" defined. “Spouse” includes a domestic partner as set forth in NRS 122A.200, as amended by section 4 of chapter 72, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 289.

NAC 284.100 "Standard workweek" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Standard workweek" means a work schedule of five shifts with the same number of hours each day and a maximum of 40 hours per week throughout the year. The work schedule is Monday through Friday.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.102 "Step" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Step" means the number assigned by the Division of Human Resource Management to identify a specific rate of pay within a grade.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 25, eff. 8-11-73; renumbered as subsec. 27, 4-14-76]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; R197-99, 1-26-2000; R147-01, 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.104 "Trainee level" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Trainee level" means the level of performance within an occupational specialty at which an employee is in the process of acquiring the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform at the journey level.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R024-05, eff. 10-31-2005)

NAC 284.106 "Transfer" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Transfer" means:

1. A noncompetitive appointment in which an employee moves from one position to another position in the same class or a related class with the same grade; or

2. A competitive appointment in which an employee moves from one position to a position in a different class with the same grade.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 26, eff. 8-11-73; renumbered as subsec. 28, 4-14-76]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; 11-16-95)

NAC 284.108 "Trial period" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Trial period" means the 6-month or 1-year probationary period served by a permanent employee who has been promoted to a vacant position.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-1-91; 12-26-91)

NRS 284.140 Unclassified service: Composition.

NAC 284.110 "Underfill" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Underfill" means the filling of a position with an employee holding a position in a lower classification, except for those situations

where employees are in classifications which are training or intermediate levels preparatory

to promotion to the journey level class.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 30, eff. 4-14-76]-(NAC A by Personnel Comm'n by R183-03, 1-27-2004)

NAC 284.112 "Working day" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Working day," for the purpose of a grievance, a complaint described in NAC 284.658 or an appeal, means Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding holidays.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.1125 "Work-related injury or occupational disease" defined. (NRS 284.065) "Work-related injury or occupational disease" means any injury or illness suffered by an employee that arises out of and in the course of his or her employment in the classified service and for which an employee has filed a claim pursuant to chapter 616A, 616B, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS.

(Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R142-05, eff. 12-29-2005)

NAC 284.113 "Working day" interpreted. (NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.345) As used in NRS 284.350 and 284.355, the Administrator will interpret "working day" to mean a period of work consisting of 8 hours.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel by R031-98, eff. 4-17-98; A by Personnel Comm'n by R065-98, 7-24-98)

NAC 284.114 Affirmative action program and equal employment opportunity. (NRS 284.065)

1. The Division of Human Resource Management is responsible for establishing, coordinating and evaluating an affirmative action program for this State.

2. The Division of Human Resource Management will cooperate and consult with agencies to:

(a) Identify barriers in the personnel management system which may adversely affect the ability of applicants and employees to reach their full employment potential without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, color, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or whether or not the person is a domestic partner.

(b) Coordinate programs to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity while ensuring the effectiveness of the merit system and the opportunity for persons to enter the system and progress in it to the extent of their merit.

3. As used in this section, "gender identity or expression" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 281.370.

[Personnel Div., Rule I § C, eff. 8-11-73]-(NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; 7-6-92; R098-99, 9-27-99; A by Personnel Comm'n by R055-10, 6-30-2010; R023-11, 10-26-2011)

NRS 284.012 Policy concerning employment of persons with disabilities.

NRS 233B.070 Effective date of permanent, temporary and emergency regulations; dissemination of regulations; duties of Secretary of State.

NRS 284.130 Assistance of state and local officers.

NAC 284.116 Computation of time. (NRS 284.065) In computing a period of time mentioned in this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the period begins is not counted and the last day is counted unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, the period ends on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.120 Adoption by reference of federal law, regulations and manual regarding persons with disabilities. (NRS 284.065)

1. For the purposes of determining the meaning of "essential functions of a position," "interactive process," "person with a disability," "qualified person with a disability" and "reasonable accommodation," the Division of Human Resource Management hereby adopts by reference and will refer to:

(a) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336).

(b) The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325).

(d) The Technical Assistance Manual for the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2. A copy of the materials adopted by reference pursuant to this section may be obtained at no charge from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the Internet address: http://www.eeoc.gov.

(Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 7-6-92; A 10-27-97; R082-00, 8-2-2000; A by Personnel Comm'n by R059-09, 10-27-2009; R097-16, 11-2-2016)

NAC 284.122 Severability. (NRS 284.065) If any of the provisions of this chapter are held, for any reason, to be invalid, it is intended that the validity of the remaining provisions not be affected thereby.

[Personnel Div., Rule XVIII, eff. 8-11-73]